1. Gleanings from the Pentateuch
Two Kingdoms: Two Outcomes
(Genesis 18-19) 1

2. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
Context
God confirms His “impossible” promise to Abraham and Sarah
In direct contrast, God discloses His plan for Sodom and Gomorrah 2

3. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
1. God’s Disclosure
He will not hide His plan from Abraham
this action is inseparable from His promise to Abraham
it will be an incentive to Abraham and his seed to keep the way of the Lord 3

4. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
2. Abraham’s Response
Background: Chapters 13-14 4

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6. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
2. Abraham’s Response
He appeals to the justice of God
God will deal justly – He will not condemn the righteous with the wicked
To preserve justice, He will even “appear” unjust toward the wicked (longsuffering) 6

7. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
3. Destruction & Deliverance
A greater application of justice!
God’s justice displayed in regard to the righteous and the wicked
An abiding illustration that the “Judge of all the earth” will deal justly with every person 7

8. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
3. Destruction & Deliverance
Genesis 19:1-29 (observations)
(1) Sodom’s wickedness
seen in the whole city’s desire for perverse immorality 8

9. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
3. Destruction & Deliverance
Genesis 19:1-29 (observations)
(2) Lot’s sons-in-law
their “laughter” epitomizes the response of the wicked toward the notion of God’s judgment 9

10. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
3. Destruction & Deliverance
Genesis 19:1-29 (observations)
(3) Lot’s entanglement
his hesitation and plea show his weak character 10

11. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
3. Destruction & Deliverance
Genesis 19:1-29 (observations)
(4) Lot’s wife
illustration of one who had every means to escape yet turned back 11

12. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
3. Destruction & Deliverance
Genesis 19:1-29 (observations)
(5) “God remembered Abraham”
blessing comes through identification with Abraham 12

13. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
Conclusion
This account is a temporal example of God’s final justice
2 Peter 2:6-9 13
“…the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment”

14. Sodom & Gomorrah (& Lot)
Conclusion
“Will the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”
YES!
1. Ensures the final deliverance and blessing of the righteous
2. Ensures the final judgment of the unrighteous 14